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Progression of activity after rest from concussion

Once symptoms of a concussion subside and a medical professional’s clearance has been granted, a student athlete still cannot get back into the game until undergoing a progression of “return to play” tests.
Those tests, listed on the web site of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (www.wvssac.org), include the following progression of activity after rest from the concussion:
• No activity with complete physical and cognitive rest;
• Light aerobic exercise (less than 70 percent of maximum heart rate);
• Sport-specific exercise (drills specific to the athlete’s sport);
• Non-contact training drills (more intense sport drills with no contact from other players);
• Full-contact practice (following medical clearance);
• Return to play (normal game play).

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  • After suffering six concussions during a football career at Grafton High School and Fairmont State University, Damon Waters is no longer playing the sport. Now a senior at FSU on a five-year plan, he has a double major in accounting and Spanish and a minor in information technology. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TED SAWYER / PHOTOS BY TAMMY SHRIVER

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February 24, 2013

‘An invisible injury’: VIDEO

Research shows concussions can have significant long-term effects

By Mary Wade Burnside Times West Virginian

FAIRMONT — By the time Damon Waters started playing football at Fairmont State University in 2009, he already had suffered three concussions as a high school athlete at Grafton, one of which was a helmet-to-helmet hit with another boy that resulted in a 5-second blackout and a feeling of confusion for the rest of the game.

“I had a tingling sensation down my spine and through my hands and feet,” said Waters, now a senior at Fairmont State. “I didn’t say anything to anyone. I tried to keep playing.

“As the game progressed, I just had horrible confusion. I wasn’t sure where I was.”

During his three years of playing at Fairmont State, he experienced another three concussions. During one game in the spring of his redshirt freshman year, he landed on his head twice. Even before the second hit, he felt foggy, but did not tell anyone.

The second concussion was not as bad, but he felt dizzy right away and let the trainers know immediately.

 

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